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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.Gomme, Alice Bertha

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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

Name: The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.
Author: Gomme, Alice Bertha

Gomme, Alice Bertha

Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain

Put all yourselves in,
             Take all yourselves out,
           Shake all yourselves together,
             And turn yourselves about.

—Oxford and Wakefield (Miss Fowler).

    II.    Now we dance looby, looby, looby,
           Now we dance looby, looby, light;
           Shake your right hand a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
           Shake your right foot a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
           Shake your right foot a little,
           Shake your left foot a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
           Shake your right foot a little,
           Shake your left foot a little,
           Shake your head a little,
               And turn you round about.

—Halliwell (_Popular Rhymes_, p. 226).

    III.   Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Right hands in and left hands out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Left hands in and right hands out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Right foot in and left foot out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Left foot in and right foot out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Heads in and backs out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Backs in and heads out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           A’ feet in and nae feet out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Shake hands a’, shake hands a’,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Good night a’, good night a’,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

—Chambers (_Popular Rhymes_, pp. 137-139).

    IV.    This is the way we wash our hands,
           Wash our hands, wash our hands,
           To come to school in the morning.

           This is the way we wash our face,
           Wash our face, wash our face,
           To come to school in the morning.

           Here we come dancing looby,
           Lewby, lewby, li.

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The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.Gomme, Alice Bertha

History

The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

Gomme, Alice Bertha

Folklore -- Great Britain; Games -- Great Britain

Put all yourselves in,
             Take all yourselves out,
           Shake all yourselves together,
             And turn yourselves about.

—Oxford and Wakefield (Miss Fowler).

    II.    Now we dance looby, looby, looby,
           Now we dance looby, looby, light;
           Shake your right hand a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
           Shake your right foot a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
           Shake your right foot a little,
           Shake your left foot a little,
               And turn you round about.

           Now we dance looby, looby, looby;
           Shake your right hand a little,
           Shake your left hand a little,
           Shake your right foot a little,
           Shake your left foot a little,
           Shake your head a little,
               And turn you round about.

—Halliwell (_Popular Rhymes_, p. 226).

    III.   Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Right hands in and left hands out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Left hands in and right hands out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Right foot in and left foot out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, fal de ral la,
           Hinkumbooby round about.

           Left foot in and right foot out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Heads in and backs out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Backs in and heads out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           A’ feet in and nae feet out,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Shake hands a’, shake hands a’,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

           Good night a’, good night a’,
           Hinkumbooby round about;
           Fal de ral la, &c.

—Chambers (_Popular Rhymes_, pp. 137-139).

    IV.    This is the way we wash our hands,
           Wash our hands, wash our hands,
           To come to school in the morning.

           This is the way we wash our face,
           Wash our face, wash our face,
           To come to school in the morning.

           Here we come dancing looby,
           Lewby, lewby, li.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol 1 of 2): With Tunes, Singing-Rhymes and Methods of Playing etc.

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